…as Operatives Rescue Newborn Sold for ₦3 Million in Fake Pregnancy Racket

By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR

Security operatives have busted a ruthless baby-selling syndicate operating in Cross River State, rescuing a newborn baby who was sold for ₦3 million in a heartless fake pregnancy scam.

The dramatic raid exposed the criminal network that allegedly used fake pregnancies to traffic infants, dealing a major blow to the illicit trade in the state.

Vanguard learned that Operatives of the Cross River State Homeland Safety & Security Agency (HSSA) busted the child trafficking syndicate operating a “fake pregnancy” scheme in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of the state.